my13daychallenge
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Wonder Women: Meet Tiffanie
Have you ever met a scientist? I have. Her name is Tiffanie. Tiffanie loves to learn. When she has a question, she searches and finds an answer. In her life, Tiffanie has asked hard questions and she persevered until she found answers that made sense to her. Many parents tell their children to help other… Continue reading
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Wonder Women: Meet Stacy
Have you ever met a beacon of happiness and fun? I have. Her name is Stacy. I met Stacy my first year of college. She was my rush adviser when I joined a sorority. Her enthusiasm for life and serving others made me want to be like her. Stacy loves life. She is kind. She… Continue reading
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New Years Goals
2014 was hard. Hard in a lot of ways that I can’t write about on a public blog. At 4:29 a.m. this morning, I woke up with a desire to do my morning devotional. I went to bed pretty late so at first I wasn’t very happy to be woken up at such an early… Continue reading
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Wonder Women: Meet Josefina
Josefina loved music. As a child, she imagined that she could play the piano. Whenever she had a chance to sneak away at Church or at a friend’s house she would pluck out notes on their piano. Josefina’s family did not have extra money for lessons, but that did not stop her. She studied… Continue reading
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Gratitude
This month I gave myself a gratitude challenge. Each morning before I went to work, I wrote down one thing I was grateful for on that day. The rule was that I couldn’t repeat things. At first, it was easy. I like food and I can be grateful for that. My family is awesome. My… Continue reading
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What’s in the Book Bag
I went to the library the other day. The man behind me in line saw the collection of books in my hands and he commented on the unique assortment. I said I was a unique girl with many interests. When I got home, I emptied my book bag and laughed. Maybe he is right. I… Continue reading
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Magic Tricks
The Accountant is pretty proud of himself. He has learned how to do a magic trick. He can make the cup stay on his hand. Our dinner guests were very impressed. Of course, they only saw the final trick. I observed all the cups that fell to the ground on the way to learning how… Continue reading
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My Memories of the Berlin Wall Coming Down
On the 25th Anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, I thought it would be good to remember and experience the wall coming down again. I took out my 11 year old journal and remembered. November 9, 1989 “November 9, 1989. I think I will remember this date. We were watching TV and… Continue reading
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Being Yourself
The last few months, I’ve been interviewing and writing about amazing Wonder Women. I’ve been inspired and learned so much in recording the journey of others. I got an interesting phone call from a friend this week. She wants to know when I’m going to write a post about myself and describe my own journey… Continue reading
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Wonder Women: Meet Andi
Have you ever met someone who can fly. I have. Her name is Andi. As a young girl, Andi loved the movie Peter Pan. In many ways, Andi grew up to be like several of the characters in that movie. Andi is like Wendy Darling. She is kind. She looks after children and teens who… Continue reading